Windows XP Networking

I have two computers. One is a tower and the other is a laptop with built in
wireless support. I am connecting to the internet via cable modem/Linksys
wireless router. I can't get the two units networked to see each other. I
have file and printer sharing turned on but I can't see the laptop or the
tower on each other. I also want to be able to share my printers over the
network from another computer when I am not in the room with the printers.

each machine must be in the same workgroup.
open the properties of "my computer"
go to tab "computer name"
check the name of workgroup
do it for each computer
if they are in different workgroups, change it on the same tab with "change"
button
make sure they are in the same workgroup now
restart each computers


"Parke_Side" <(E-Mail Removed)>, iletide þunu yazdý
news:5C7EB17C-7178-4156-82C7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have two computers. One is a tower and the other is a laptop with built
in
> wireless support. I am connecting to the internet via cable modem/Linksys
> wireless router. I can't get the two units networked to see each other. I
> have file and printer sharing turned on but I can't see the laptop or the
> tower on each other. I also want to be able to share my printers over the
> network from another computer when I am not in the room with the printers.

Hi
May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"Parke_Side" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5C7EB17C-7178-4156-82C7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have two computers. One is a tower and the other is a laptop with built
in
> wireless support. I am connecting to the internet via cable modem/Linksys
> wireless router. I can't get the two units networked to see each other. I
> have file and printer sharing turned on but I can't see the laptop or the
> tower on each other. I also want to be able to share my printers over the
> network from another computer when I am not in the room with the printers.

well you have to run in both computers the home network set up locaated on
see the lnetwork connections if it does not show local area conections and
internet conections you have to reset the linkys until the computer shows
both or do the set up another possibility is that you have to reinstal the
networking drive give me more details and i may help you more

"Parke_Side" wrote:
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> I have two computers. One is a tower and the other is a laptop with built in
> wireless support. I am connecting to the internet via cable modem/Linksys
> wireless router. I can't get the two units networked to see each other. I
> have file and printer sharing turned on but I can't see the laptop or the
> tower on each other. I also want to be able to share my printers over the
> network from another computer when I am not in the room with the printers.

mmm i can help you but i need more information

"Parke_Side" wrote:

> I have two computers. One is a tower and the other is a laptop with built in
> wireless support. I am connecting to the internet via cable modem/Linksys
> wireless router. I can't get the two units networked to see each other. I
> have file and printer sharing turned on but I can't see the laptop or the
> tower on each other. I also want to be able to share my printers over the
> network from another computer when I am not in the room with the printers.

i think "enable NETbios over TCP/IP" is disabled by
default in xp. without NETbios broadcasts or a DNS server
on your network, the two pc's have no way to resolve each
other's names. are they getting their IP addresses from
the linksys box via DHCP? can they ping each other by ip
address?


>-----Original Message-----
>each machine must be in the same workgroup.
>open the properties of "my computer"
>go to tab "computer name"
>check the name of workgroup
>do it for each computer
>if they are in different workgroups, change it on the
same tab with "change"
>button
>make sure they are in the same workgroup now
>restart each computers
>
>
>"Parke_Side" <(E-Mail Removed)>,
iletide þunu yazdý
>news:5C7EB17C-7178-4156-82C7-
(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have two computers. One is a tower and the other is
a laptop with built
>in
>> wireless support. I am connecting to the internet via
cable modem/Linksys
>> wireless router. I can't get the two units networked
to see each other. I
>> have file and printer sharing turned on but I can't
see the laptop or the
>> tower on each other. I also want to be able to share
my printers over the
>> network from another computer when I am not in the
room with the printers.
>
>
>.
>